On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Michael Weber <x...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > And it's not fair to pick on the candidates by putting them under > close watch (mentor ship, probation already in place) and let the > established ones walk away.
Tend to agree, and I don't think it is as productive either. Set policies and enforce them, and the culture will gradually align to where we want it to go. Right now our culture probably turns away people who would be a good "cultural fit" because the reality is that they're really not a good fit because our current culture is lousy. If we fixed our culture, then people who want to flame away are likely to not bother applying because they see others like them being hounded by devrel. Policy enforcement isn't just corrective - it is preventative. When you set examples, others follow them beyond just the immediate target. Over time, properly-applied discipline is something that puts itself out of business. Rich
